First-place Arizona, coming off Saturday's triple-overtime
win at Cal, doesn't play again until Sunday against Arizona State in
Tempe, giving sophomore forward Derrick Williams more time to rest his
injured right pinkie finger.

Wildcats coach Sean Miller said Williams has improved since he sustained
the injury two weeks ago against UCLA, but will continue to practice on
a limited basis as a precaution.

"Some of it is just risk-reward," Miller said. "It makes no sense for us
to let him get his hand hit unnecessarily when we don't have to. He's
played a lot of basketball and it's far more important for Derrick to
make progress with his hand as opposed to just going five straight days
of practice.

“He is able to do a part of what we do every day. And he’s, clearly, each and every day from this point on, feeling better.”